The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge

Author : Jeffrey C. Lagarias
Publisher : American Mathematical Society
ISBN 13 : 1470472899
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Challenge written by Jeffrey C. Lagarias and published by American Mathematical Society. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The $3x+1$ problem, or Collatz problem, concerns the following seemingly innocent arithmetic procedure applied to integers: If an integer $x$ is odd then “multiply by three and add one”, while if it is even then “divide by two”. The $3x+1$ problem asks whether, starting from any positive integer, repeating this procedure over and over will eventually reach the number 1. Despite its simple appearance, this problem is unsolved. Generalizations of the problem are known to be undecidable, and the problem itself is believed to be extraordinarily difficult. This book reports on what is known on this problem. It consists of a collection of papers, which can be read independently of each other. The book begins with two introductory papers, one giving an overview and current status, and the second giving history and basic results on the problem. These are followed by three survey papers on the problem, relating it to number theory and dynamical systems, to Markov chains and ergodic theory, and to logic and the theory of computation. The next paper presents results on probabilistic models for behavior of the iteration. This is followed by a paper giving the latest computational results on the problem, which verify its truth for $x < 5.4 cdot 10^{18}$. The book also reprints six early papers on the problem and related questions, by L. Collatz, J. H. Conway, H. S. M. Coxeter, C. J. Everett, and R. K. Guy, each with editorial commentary. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography of work on the problem up to the year 2000.

Author : The UK Mathematics Trust
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0008316414
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge: Over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind written by The UK Mathematics Trust and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ’Be warned: cracking puzzles releases a very addictive drug.’ – Marcus du Sautoy Have you ever wanted to be a puzzle pro or logical luminary? Well, look no further!

Author : Terry Stickels
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486795535
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenging Math Problems written by Terry Stickels and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-of compilation features 101 of the most entertaining and challenging math puzzles ever published. No advanced knowledge of mathematics is necessary, just solid thinking and puzzle-solving skills. Includes complete solutions.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486320324
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted expert selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles, including such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Solutions included.

Author : The UK Mathematics Trust
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780008316402
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge: Test Your Wits Against Our Finest Mathematicians written by The UK Mathematics Trust and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be warned: cracking puzzles releases a very addictive drug." - Marcus du Sautoy Do you consider yourself a puzzle pundit or leading logician? Well, look no further! The perfect way to liven up your day, The Ultimate Mathematical Challenge has over 365 puzzles to test your wits and excite your mind. From easy problems to intermediate brainteasers, stretching puzzles to pressure builders, this book is the ideal forum to get your brain into gear and feed it with the challenges it craves. Specially curated from the UK Mathematics Trust's puzzle programme, most of these problems can be cracked using no more than a little numerical knowledge, logical thinking and native wit. Including interludes of cross-number conundrums and shuttle challenges, space for your working out, and a handy glossary for those obscure mathematical terms, this book has everything you need to solve captivating problems all year round. Gather your friends and family, put your thinking cap on and see if you have what it takes to conquer the ultimate mathematical challenge!

Author : Frank Schaffer Publications
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1623990726
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singapore Math Challenge, Grades 2 - 5 written by Frank Schaffer Publications and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to take the Math Challenge! Singapore Math Challenge will provide second grade students with skill-building practice based on the leading math program in the world, Singapore Math! Common Core Standards accelerate math expectations for all students, creating a need for challenging supplementary math practice. Singapore Math Challenge is the ideal solution, with problems, puzzles, and brainteasers that strengthen mathematical thinking. Step-by-step strategies are clearly explained for solving problems at varied levels of difficulty. A complete, worked solution is also provided for each problem. -- Singapore Math Challenge includes the tools and practice needed to provide a strong mathematical foundation and ongoing success for your students. The Common Core State Standards cite Singapore math standards as worldwide benchmarks for excellence in mathematics.

Author : Bonnie Averbach
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486131742
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics written by Bonnie Averbach and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating approach to mathematical teaching stresses use of recreational problems, puzzles, and games to teach critical thinking. Logic, number and graph theory, games of strategy, much more. Includes answers to selected problems. Free solutions manual available for download at the Dover website.

Author : Anthony Gardiner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199147779
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maths Challenge written by Anthony Gardiner and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maths Challenge has been written to provide an enrichment programme for able students at lower secondary level.DT Challenges provide stimulating questions to help students think more deeply about basic mathematical ideasDT Comments and solutions explain the mathematical ideas and provide tips on how to approach later questionsDT A Glossary defines all the mathematical terms used in the books in a precise way, making the books self-containedDT Suitable for individual, group, or class work, in school, or at homeDT Fully trialled over the last ten years by a group of teachers and advisers led by Tony Gardiner

Author : Bernardo Recamán
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 048684241X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bogota Puzzles written by Bernardo Recamán and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Colombian mathematician assembled these eighty brainteasers, forming a stimulating collection of word problems, puzzles involving chess pieces, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions. The book includes solutions"--

Author : Edward J. Barbeau
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1614445079
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five Hundred Mathematical Challenges written by Edward J. Barbeau and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1995-12-31 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 500 problems that range over a wide spectrum of areas of high school mathematics and levels of difficulty. Some are simple mathematical puzzlers while others are serious problems at the Olympiad level. Students of all levels of interest and ability will be entertained and taught by the book. For many problems, more than one solution is supplied so that students can see how different approaches can be taken to a problem and compare the elegance and efficiency of different tools that might be applied. Teachers at both the college and secondary levels will find the book useful, both for encouraging their students and for their own pleasure. Some of the problems can be used to provide a little spice in the regular curriculum by demonstrating the power of very basic techniques. This collection provides a solid base for students who wish to enter competitions at the Olympiad level. They can begin with easy problems and progress to more demanding ones. A special mathematical tool chest summarizes the results and techniques needed by competition-level students.